🐋 WHALE WATCH: March FOMC Outlook: Consensus Shifts to a Hold
With a 90% market probability now pricing in a rate pause for March, the Fed’s "restrictive enough" stance is finally being tested. => Primary Driver: Easing CPI prints vs. a softening labor market. => Macro Impact: A steady Fed reduces the "risk-free rate" volatility that has plagued 2025. => Crypto Outlook: Consolidation in $BTC is the expected play as liquidity conditions stabilize. The focus is no longer on how high, but rather how long at these levels.
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🐋 WHALE WATCH: March FOMC Outlook: Consensus Shifts to a Hold
With a 90% market probability now pricing in a rate pause for March, the Fed’s "restrictive enough" stance is finally being tested.
=> Primary Driver: Easing CPI prints vs. a softening labor market.
=> Macro Impact: A steady Fed reduces the "risk-free rate" volatility that has plagued 2025.
=> Crypto Outlook: Consolidation in $BTC is the expected play as liquidity conditions stabilize.
The focus is no longer on how high, but rather how long at these levels.